Saturday 10 December 2016. Tantangara Mountain VK2/SM-024 1754 metres ASL, Snowy Mountains, Kosciuszko National Park VKFF-0269 Three weeks ago my wife suggested I might like to ‘climb a mountain’ on Saturday 10 December 2016, I’m having the girls over for the traditional Austrian pre-Christmas biscuit bake-off, in other words Andrew get out of the house…
Captain’s Log Stardate 2016.205 Sunday 24 July 2016, planned SOTA activation of Livingstone Hill, 932 metres ASL, 6 points Maidenhead Grid Locator QF44NG Possible Summit to Summit contacts: Andrew VK3ARR has plans to activate Flinders Peak VK3/VC-030, 50 km south-west of Melbourne. Andrew will be testing a homebrew 4el 2m yagi, like myself Andrew would…
Sunday 20 March 2016, planned SOTA activation of Mt Perisher VK2/SM-007, 2054 metres ASL Maidenhead Grid Locator QF43EO, Kosciuszko National Park VKFF-0269 Yesterday Al VK1RX and I activate three SOTA peaks in the Kosciuszko Nation Park, Mt Nungar, Blackfellows Hill and unnamed VK2/SM-036 aptly named March-fly Mountain. We completed the activation of SM-036 with just…
Saturday 19 March 2016, planned SOTA activation of Blackfellows Hill VK2/SM-033, 1620 metres ASL Maidenhead Grid Locator QF44HD, Kosciuszko National Park VKFF-0269 Earlier in the day Al VK1RX and I activate Mt Nungar VK2/SM-027 for the first time. Mt Nungar activation was a success for Al and I. We have moved from VK2/SM-027 to…
Saturday 19 March 2016, planned SOTA activation of Mt Nungar VK2/SM-027, 1710 metres ASL Maidenhead Grid Locator QF44HD, Kosciuszko National Park VKFF-0269 Today Al VK1RX and I plan to activate 3 summits in the vicinity of Wares Campground, Mt Nungar, Blackfellows Hill and an unammed peak known fondly as ‘March-fly Mountain’ named by Andrew VK1MBE…
Saturday 30 January 2016. SOTA plans for today in order are Big Badja VK2/SM-059 in Deua National Park, Bald Mountain VK2/SM-052 in Gourock National Park and Middle Mountain VK2/ST-013. Adan VK1FJAW agreed to join me, Adan’s primary aim is to activate each peak on 28.480 MHz for the SOTA 10m Challenge. My aim is similar…
Skains Mountain VK2/SM-038 1610 metres ASL, Kosciuszko National Park Sunday 8 March 2015, my last day in the Kosciuszko National Park for the VK Autumn SOTA Party. Yesterday I walked 17 km return to activate The Chimneys VK2/SM-010. Yes, I’m a little tired and today my SOTA plans include Skains Mountain and Peppercorn Hill. Last…
The Chimneys VK2/SM-010 1905 metres ASL, Kosciuszko National Park Saturday 7 March 2015. Continuing on with my adventures in the Snowy Mountains Kosciuszko National Park VKFF-269, yesterday I walked 15 km to complete a Summits on the Air (SOTA) radio activation of Australia’s 3rd highest peak Mt Twynam, today the plan is to activate The…
Summary of four days of SOTA activity in the Australian Snowy Mountains (Kosciuszko National Park) 5 to 8 March 2015 Total distance walked: 54 km Ascent metres (climbed): 1982 metres Activations: 7 Activator Points: 68 Summit to Summit (S2S) Points: 228 S2S Contacts: 40 DX S2S Contacts: 5 Chasers: 202 DX Chasers: 16 Photos…
I will be heading to the Snowy Mountains for the public holiday long weekend 7-9 March 2015. My SOTA activation plans, subject to weather conditions, are: Thursday 5/3/15 – Mt Perisher VK2/SM-007 250 metre ascent, 3 km return walk. The Cascades VK2/SM-014 10 km return walk from Dead Horse Gap. Friday 6/3/15 – Mt Twynam…
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